Litter Control Legislation - Tennessee

Companion Bill SB1986. Litter Control - Changes maximum fine for hauling litter to $50.00. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for *HB1432 / SB1986 Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1432 / SB1986 Under present law, a violation of provisions governing the hauling of litter is a Class B misdemeanor, and the court, in its discretion, may impose additional penalties. The additional penalties the court is authorized to impose under present law are those for littering: for a first offense, a $500 fine and between 40 hours and six months of community service picking up litter; and for a second offense, a $1,500 fine and between 80 hours and six months of community service; an order to remove the substance deposited or restore the land or water to its previous state; or an order to work in a recycling [...]

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Companion Bill SB1265. Litter Control - Rewrites criminal offense provisions for littering. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for HB1877 / *SB1265Increase State Expenditures - $6,600 / Incarceration* Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1877 / *SB1265 This bill changes the penalty for criminal littering, creates the criminal offense aggravated criminal littering, and changes the amount of rewards for persons who report littering. PRESENT LAW Under present law, a person who does the following commits the Class A misdemeanor criminal littering: (1) Knowingly places, drops or throws litter on any public or private property without permission and does not immediately remove it; (2) Negligently places [...]

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Companion Bill HB1877. Litter Control - Rewrites criminal offense provisions for littering. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for *SB1265 / HB1877Increase State Expenditures - $6,600 / Incarceration* Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB1265 / HB1877 This bill changes the penalty for criminal littering, creates the criminal offense aggravated criminal littering, and changes the amount of rewards for persons who report littering. PRESENT LAW Under present law, a person who does the following commits the Class A misdemeanor criminal littering: (1) Knowingly places, drops or throws litter on any public or private property without permission and does not immediately remove it; (2) Negligently places [...]

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Companion Bill HB1432. Litter Control - Changes maximum fine for hauling litter to $50.00. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for SB1986 / *HB1432 Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB1986 / *HB1432 Under present law, a violation of provisions governing the hauling of litter is a Class B misdemeanor, and the court, in its discretion, may impose additional penalties. The additional penalties the court is authorized to impose under present law are those for littering: for a first offense, a $500 fine and between 40 hours and six months of community service picking up litter; and for a second offense, a $1,500 fine and between 80 hours and six months of community service; an order to remove the substance deposited or restore the land or water to its previous state; or an order to work in a recycling [...]

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Companion Bill SB1265. Litter Control - Rewrites criminal offense provisions for littering. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for HB1877 / *SB1265Increase State Expenditures - $6,600 / Incarceration* Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1877 / *SB1265 This bill changes the penalty for criminal littering, creates the criminal offense aggravated criminal littering, and changes the amount of rewards for persons who report littering. PRESENT LAW Under present law, a person who does the following commits the Class A misdemeanor criminal littering: (1) Knowingly places, drops or throws litter on any public or private property without permission and does not immediately remove it; (2) Negligently places [...]

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Companion Bill HB1432. Litter Control - Changes maximum fine for hauling litter to $50.00. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for SB1986 / *HB1432 Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB1986 / *HB1432 Under present law, a violation of provisions governing the hauling of litter is a Class B misdemeanor, and the court, in its discretion, may impose additional penalties. The additional penalties the court is authorized to impose under present law are those for littering: for a first offense, a $500 fine and between 40 hours and six months of community service picking up litter; and for a second offense, a $1,500 fine and between 80 hours and six months of community service; an order to remove the substance deposited or restore the land or water to its previous state; or an order to work in a recycling [...]

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Companion Bill SB1986. Litter Control - Changes maximum fine for hauling litter to $50.00. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for *HB1432 / SB1986 Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1432 / SB1986 Under present law, a violation of provisions governing the hauling of litter is a Class B misdemeanor, and the court, in its discretion, may impose additional penalties. The additional penalties the court is authorized to impose under present law are those for littering: for a first offense, a $500 fine and between 40 hours and six months of community service picking up litter; and for a second offense, a $1,500 fine and between 80 hours and six months of community service; an order to remove the substance deposited or restore the land or water to its previous state; or an order to work in a recycling [...]

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Companion Bill HB1877. Litter Control - Rewrites criminal offense provisions for littering. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for *SB1265 / HB1877Increase State Expenditures - $6,600 / Incarceration* Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB1265 / HB1877 This bill changes the penalty for criminal littering, creates the criminal offense aggravated criminal littering, and changes the amount of rewards for persons who report littering. PRESENT LAW Under present law, a person who does the following commits the Class A misdemeanor criminal littering: (1) Knowingly places, drops or throws litter on any public or private property without permission and does not immediately remove it; (2) Negligently places [...]

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